Friendly League

Nestor C. Kirchner
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Basilio Fernandez started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Barto Radaban got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Ruquense FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Remigio Quirze hit a great ball. François-Xavier Dionnet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barto Radaban, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 15th minute of the game Aadolf Virolainen made a throw-in which Basilio Fernandez played forward. Remigio Quirze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Barto Radaban sped through Ruquense FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of François-Xavier Dionnet. Silvestre Mayol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basilio Fernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. François-Xavier Dionnet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barto Radaban in the 27th minute of the match. Silvestre Mayol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvano Bide, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 33rd minute Basilio Fernandez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvestre Mayol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute of the match Ruquense FC got a corner. Mandrake fc's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leopoldo Tonio ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Silvano Bide almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mandrake fc's Silvestre Mayol did a great save. In the 34th play minute Silvano Bide came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Silvestre Mayol. 1-2. In the 38th minute Basilio Fernandez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvestre Mayol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Basilio Fernandez had several of the Mandrake fc's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 41 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-2 score and a disappointed Silvestre Mayol as he didn't even see the shot coming. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ruquense FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 43rd minute. Penalty! Ruquense FC:s François-Xavier Dionnet showed great skill when he stopped Severiano Primo:s penalty. 45 minutes into the game, Mandrake fc's Severiano Primo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. François-Xavier Dionnet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Barto Radaban was the one to do the kick off. Mandrake fc's Silvestre Mayol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvano Bide in the 56th minute of play. After 57 played minutes Ruquense FC got a freekick which was hit by Vilho Tikkanen. In the 64th minute of the game Aadolf Virolainen made a throw-in which Basilio Fernandez played forward. François-Xavier Dionnet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barto Radaban, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Aadolf Virolainen got a throw-in 69 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Basilio Fernandez. Barto Radaban's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but François-Xavier Dionnet read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. François-Xavier Dionnet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barto Radaban in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute of the game Aadolf Virolainen made a throw-in which Basilio Fernandez played forward. A throw-in in the 77th minute of the game was made by Aadolf Virolainen with Basilio Fernandez as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Barto Radaban managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mandrake fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Barto Radaban was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. François-Xavier Dionnet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Barto Radaban's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 82ndth minute, François-Xavier Dionnet skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The supporters of Mandrake fc booed when Ruquense FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aadolf Virolainen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silvestre Mayol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ladislao Lehen in the 89th minute of play. Ruquense FC's François-Xavier Dionnet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barto Radaban in the 92nd minute of play. François-Xavier Dionnet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barto Radaban in the 94th minute of play. Ladislao Lehen took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Silvestre Mayol. Silvestre Mayol dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Mandrake fc walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.